Category: Texts in English

Calm and clear. Freiburg, 2006.

When things are calm it is easy to disturb them. When things are clear it is easy to dirty them, to make them lose their clarity. On an ordinary level calmness and clarity are very vulnerable states. This is because of the very nature of our existence. From a traditional buddhist point of view the functioning basis of our existence, of how we operate as human beings, is to be caught up in an experience of duality: looking inside we experience ‘ourselves’, and looking outside we experience ‘things’ which are other. But of course, it is not quite as simple as that.

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Dying and the deathless. Bristol, 2006

Talk delivered  by James Low at a Conference on Death and Dying organized by Bristol Chan Group and Western Chan Fellowship, February 2006 Transcribed and edited by Wendy Chozom Download as PDF Excerpts Where we go wrong in this experience of dying is to imagine that things are happening to us rather than accepting everything, both subject and object, as my […]

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Garab Dorje’s Three Points. Eifel, 2005

James Low Transcribed by Jo Féat. Edited by Barbara Terris Translated by James as: Direct introduction on one’s real nature is the first essential point.To decide clearly on this one thing is the second essential point.Remaining with the confidence of liberation is the third essential point. And later as: Direct awakening to how it is.Doubt-free clarity that this is how […]

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On anxiety. Eifel Autumn Retreat, 2005

Excerpts on anxiety taken from teachings given at Kamalashila during the Autumn Retreat 2005,  in the Eifel. Transcribed by Jo Féat (2009), edited by Barbara Terris (2011) German transcript by Petra
 Niehaus (2012)Italian transcript by Rita Gastaldi (2011) Excerpts …Some time ago I was looking at a little video for children. It was about an elephant who wanted to fly. […]

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Focusing and distraction [02]. Macclesfield, 2004

Macclesfield, 17th and 18th July 2004 Talk by James Low Transcribed by Gordon Ellis Edited by Wendy Chozom and James Low Read or Download the English Transcript Read or Download the German Transcript Sammlung und Ablenkung / Zerstreuung Listen to to the audio recording Excerpts: It is important to stay relaxed and open with any experience. It’s as if you were […]

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Finding freedom at the bus stop [01]. Macclesfield, 2003

James Low Macclesfield, 8th November 2003 Transcribed by Gordon Ellis and Sarah Allen Edited by Wendy Chozom Read and download the transcript in English Read and download the transcript in Portuguese Listen to the audio here. Excerpt …There is no rule-book to tell us how to live; we are all flying by the seat of our pants. In this situation it’s best to […]

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